I invited Joe and Linda as well as Tom to dinner, but           of them came．

A．neither                    B．none                       C．either                      D．both

The whole towns were simply swept aside by the power of water, cars, trains and buildings could not           ,           the people who stood in the way．

A．remain; or rather                                         B．survive; let alone

C．exist; more or less                                      D．a(chǎn)chieved; besides

She likes to eat           and she has a nice           garden in front of her house．

A．vegetables; vegetables                                 B．vegetable; vegetable

C．vegetables; vegetable                                   D．vegetable; vegetables

If          the same treatment again, he is sure to get well．

A．giving                     B．give                        C．given                      D．being given

       It was Christmas Day 1999．On CNN, talk show host Larry King was interviewing Stephen Hawking．

       “What, professor, puzzled you the most?” King asked． “What do you thing about the most?”

       Hawking immediately replied, “Women．”

       It’s a comfort that Hawking, one of the smartest men in the world, is puzzled by the opposite sex．But, that’s not surprising, according to Satoshi Kanazawa．Bright people are no better than anyone else at making smart decisions about common things, he says．These include finding a mate, maintaining family relationships, raising children, finding the way home, and handling a variety of basic life needs．

       That’s because there are several kinds of formal “intelligence”, Kanazawa argues．Being smart one way does not necessary mean smart in another way．This view is sure to cause arguments among scientists who think about thinking．That is because it disagrees with the common view that general intelligence is a single thing．In that view, it is not, as Kanazawa and others say, set of independent mental areas．

       Kanazawa says that some kinds of intelligence developed slowly over time．Many people have heard about what is called “emotional intelligence”．Now, psychologists have discovered several other types of intelligence．These include the ability to learn a language, find a mate, recognize faces, and locate oneself in a new environment．

       But, is there evidence to support the theory that intelligence comes in many forms? “Actually, there is quite a lot of evidence”, Kanazawa says．“If there were only one type of intelligence”, he adds, “Then people with high IQs should be ‘smart’ in every way．”

       In one test, a psychologist took a group of subjects on a bike, walking into the forest．He then told them to find their way back．The high IQ people were no more likely to be able to find out where they were．In another experiment, a researcher asked people to find their way to a specific location in a computer maze(迷宮)．Once again, high IQ did not give them any edge．

1．Which of the following state is true according to the text?

       A．It’s surprising that the opposite sex puzzles Hawking．

       B．It’s natural that the opposite sex puzzles Hawking．

       C．People with high IQ have more advantages in daily life．

       D．People with high IQ have more emotional intelligence．

2．What are smart people according to Satoshi Kanazawa?

       A．They are better than the other people at making smart decisions about common things．

       B．They are as bad as the other people at making smart decisions about common things．

       C．They are more likely to be able to find the way back than the other people．

       D．They are more likely to be able to find a friend of the opposite sex．

3．The underlined word “edge” in this passage probably means        ．

       A．corner                    B．intelligence              C．a(chǎn)dvantage               D．proof

4．What does the writer mainly tell us in this passage?

       A．Anyone who has high IQ is always smart in doing everything．

       B．Anyone who has high IQ has higher emotional intelligence．

       C．Those who have high IQ do better than those who don’t in everything．

       D．Those who have high IQ can’t do better than those who don’t in something．

5．What does the last paragraph play in the text?

       A．Drawing a conclusion．                              B．Supporting the theme with facts．

       C．Stating the fact．                                       D．Expounding the theme．

       Recently, in the hope of getting both money and social experience I became a door-to-door salesman．I once read a saying: “If somebody wants something of yours, you will be treated as warmly as spring, but if they don’t, you may be treated as coldly as winter．” You may consider this an exaggeration(夸張), but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct．

       You would never have found it to be so true if you hadn’t been a salesman．You needn’t stand doubtful looks and unfriendly comments; you needn’t listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right; you needn’t always keep patience and a smile; you needn’t repeat the same sentence over again; you needn’t talk to somebody you dislike……．

       I did this work for a month; then I decided to give it up．Apart from the above reasons, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time．The latest test result proved that my grades are getting lower．Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities．Sometimes I felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job．Now I don’t think it is worth doing such a thing even though I was earning money at great cost．

       Newspaper and magazines often publish stories about good students who do part-time work and keep high scores in class．But according to my experience, part-time work can have some strong ban effects on study．

       Most students don’t see the relationship between study and work in a correct way．In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be cautious about taking up a part-time job．

1．What caused the author to give up his part-time job?

       A．Too much attention to it and his grades getting lower．

       B．He often miss some colleges activities．

       C．Sometimes he felt tired an unhappy．

       D．All the above．

2．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”?

       A．Losing．                B．Saving．                 C．Using．                  D．Getting．

3．The writer thought            ．

       A．to do part-time job is unnecessary

       B．part-time job had good effects on study

       C．it was hard to plan study and work correctly

       D．part-time jobs were good for students

4．Who should take part-time jobs according to the text above?

       A．Every college students．                      B．Those who want to get study experience．

       C．Those in great need of money．            D．Those from very rich families．

5．What kind of person is salesman according to the write?

       A．Those who are treated as warmly as spring．

       B．Those who only nods to the customers．

       C．Those who are strong-willed and satisfy the customers．

       D．Those who only purpose is to earn enough money．

       American colleges and universities consider a number of things about a student who wants to be admitted．Admission officers look not only at the grades that the student has earned．They also look at the level of difficulty of the classes．

       A student’s interests and activities may also play a part in getting accepted．But in most cases another consideration is how well the student did on college entrance exams．The SAT(Scholastic Assessment Tests) measures reasoning(推理) skills in mathematics and language．Students have almost four hours to complete the SAT．The newest part is an essay．Students have twenty-five minutes to write an answer to a question．

       The SAT costs forty-one dollars and fifty cents．The international processing charge is twenty-two dollars more．And test-takers in India and Pakistan must also pay a twenty-one dollar and fifty cent security charge．

       Students may also need to take SAT subject tests in areas like history, science and foreign language．Subject tests cost eighteen dollars each．

       The ACT is an achievement test．It is designed to measure what a student has learned in school．Students are tested in mathematics, English, reading and science．A writing test is offered but not required．Without it, the ACT takes about three hours to complete．The essay part adds thirty minutes．The ACT costs forty-nine dollars to take outside the United States．The writing test costs an additional fourteen dollars．

       Recent Chinese news reports suggested that ACT testing would be expanded in China next year．But an ACT spokesman denies those reports．He tells us they were based on a misunderstanding．He says there are no plans to increase the number of testing centers in China．Ten centers there offer the ACT, but students must first take training classes at those centers．The only place in China where the SAT is offered for Chinese students is in HongKong．International students living in China have more choices．

1．If a student from India wants to take the SAT, how much should he pay?

       A．41.5 dollars．         B．63.5 dollars．          C．63 dollars．            D．85 dollars．

2．Which of the following except         must be tested in the ACT test?

       A．mathematics            B．writing                    C．science                   D．reading

3．Which of the following statements is not true about ACT test?

       A．The ACT test centers in China will be expanded next year．

       B．There are ten ACT testing centers in China．

       C．A student can’t take the ACT test without taking training classes in the testing center．

       D．A student should pay 49 dollars to take ACT if he doesn’t take the writing test．

4．Which of the following is not considered as the admissions to the university?

       A．A student’s activities

       B．A student’s high school record．

       C．A student’s interests．

       D．The grades that he gets in the college entrance exams．

5．What can be the best title of the passage?

       A．College Entrance Exams in America．

       B．The Tests in American High School．

       C．American Education．

       D．Two Tests in America．

The Lies of George W. Bush

By David Corn

Imprint: Three Rivers Press

Trade Paperback: 368 pages

Pub Date: May 2004

Price: ＄12.195

ISBN: 1400050677

       All American presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has seriously abused the truth, this book tells us．It’s full of sharp accusations against the U. S. president and his inner circle．David Corn, the Washington editor of “The Nation”, details the many times the Bush administration knowingly and intentionally misled the American public to advance its own interests and plan．These include: Unclear reports and presenting misleading arguments to gain public support for the war against Iraq．Misleading explanations, instead of telling the full truth, about the 9/11 attacks．

       The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty

       By Kitty Kelley

       Imprint: Doubleday

       Hardcover: 736 Pages

       Pub Date: September 2004

       Price: ＄29.25

       ISBN: 0385503245

       They have got huge financial power and controlled world politics for more than half a century．They have been elected as governors, congressmen, senators and presidents．They have shaped America’s past and, with the country at war under the leadership of their No.1son, they are, shaping America’s future．As the Bush family has risen to power, they have been masters of their own public image．They act and operate under the protection of privacy their money and status has afforded them．

       America’s Secret War

       By George Friedman

       Imprint: Doubleday

       Hardcover: 368 pages

       Pub Date: October 2004

       Price: ＄25.95

       ISBN: 0385512457

       Friedman tells the surprising truth behind America’s foreign policy and war in Afghanistan and Iraq．In “America’s Secret War”, George Friedman identifies the United States most dangerous enemies．He also examines presidential strategies of the last quarter century, and reveals the real reasons behind the attack of 9/11 and the Bush administration’s reasons for the war in Iraq．

       He describes in detail America’s secret and open efforts in the global war against terrorism．

1．Which of the two books are published by the same publisher?

       A．America’s Secret War and The Nation

       B．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and The Lies of George W. Bush

       C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and America’s Secret War

       D．America’s Secret War and The Lies of George W. Bush

2．In the three books introduced above, the readers can learn          ．

       A．how George W. Bush lied to the American people

       B．how the Bush family came to power

       C．the real truth behind the war on terrorism

       D．the truth about Bush

3．In which book is Bush criticized by the author?

       A．America’s Secret War．

       B．The Lies of George W. Bush．

       C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty．

       D．The Nation．

4．If you are an official from the department of foreign affairs, which book will most interest you?

       A．America’s Secret War．

       B．The Lies of George W. Bush．

       C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty．

       D．The Nation．

5．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

       A．All the books are about America’s foreign policy．

       B．The three books were published in the same year．

       C．America’s Secret War is the cheapest one．

       D．The truth of the war in Iraq is told in The Lies of George W. Bush．

       America is a country on the move．In unheard-of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health．According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly——up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago．Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active．

       It is hard not to get the message．The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books．Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises．Growing publicity for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running Although Americans have also discovered other forms of exercise(such as walking and swimming), running                                             ．

       As the popularity of exercise continues to increase, so does scientific evidence of its health benefits．The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group vigorously enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it double for 20 to 30 minutes at a time．Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three moths．

1．What is the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10words．)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

There are a lot of people of all ages who seek for better health through exercise．

3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph? (Please answer within 20 words．)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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